Antique Persian Arab Islamic Silver Engraved Calligraphy Quran Case Amulet 1820 Drawings & Prints Asociación Internacional de Críticos de

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Antique Persian Arab Islamic Silver Engraved Calligraphy Quran Case Amulet 1820 Drawings & Prints Asociación Internacional de Críticos deA good antique early 19th century Persian silver engraved Holy Qur'an case amulet, circa 1820. This type of Qur'an case is known in Persian as a Bazuband, these cases were worn on the upper arm as an amulet & would contain miniature Qur'ans, or verses from the Qur'an, they were worn as a protective talisman. This case is of octagonal form and has a hinged lid which is engraved with stylized calligraphy, the sides of the case are engraved with floral